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Del 2 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Testing ESL Pragmatics
Development and Validation of a Web-based Assessment Battery
Häftad, Engelska, 2005
650 kr
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Del 4 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Interviewer Variability in Oral Proficiency Interviews
Häftad, Engelska, 2005
784 kr
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Del 5 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Measuring Interlanguage Pragmatic Knowledge of EFL Learners
Häftad, Engelska, 2005
973 kr
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Del 11 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Validity Evaluation in Language Assessment
Häftad, Engelska, 2008
932 kr
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This book explores the notion of «validity evaluation» as a means for helping educators to ensure the utility and worth of their assessment practices. With a particular focus on foreign language testing, the author challenges assessment traditions and argues for a fundamental reconceptualization of assessments and their validation in language teaching and other educational settings. Following a critical review of test validity standards and methods within educational measurement, the author then proposes a comprehensive alternative approach to validation based upon program evaluation methodology. A report of a multi-year case study completes the volume, providing in-depth analyses of how validity evaluation methods were applied by foreign language educators in meeting the assessment needs of a German program at a US university.
Del 6 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Der C-Test
Theorie, Empirie, Anwendungen / The C-Test: Theory, Empirical Research, Applications
Häftad, Engelska, 2006
932 kr
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Del 9 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Strategic Competence and EFL Reading Test Performance
A Structural Equation Modeling Approach
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
895 kr
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Del 12 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Modelling Performance in Tests of Spoken Language
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
970 kr
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Del 7 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Personality Differences and Oral Test Performance
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
633 kr
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Del 14 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Measuring Oral Proficiency through Paired-Task Performance
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
591 kr
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This book intends to provide a theoretical overview of examining candidates’ oral abilities in different examination formats. In particular, it explores specific partner effects on discourse outcomes and proficiency ratings in the framework of paired-task performance. Two investigations, both set in the context of a proposed Hungarian school leaving examination in English, were carried out in order to contribute to a better understanding of the assumed impact of the chosen variables. Study One investigates discourse differences between examiner-to-examinee interaction and peer-to-peer interaction. Study Two explores the impact of the peer partner’s proficiency. The results show that partner effects related to this variable cannot be predicted as either harmful or beneficial since no statistically significant difference was found between 30 candidates’ scores in different examination conditions.
Del 10 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Applying Item Response Theory in Language Test Item Bank Building
Häftad, Engelska, 2007
786 kr
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Del 13 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Tasks and Criteria in Performance Assessment
Proceedings of the 28th Language Testing Research Colloquium
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
1 213 kr
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This volume includes selected papers from the 28th Language Testing Research Colloquium, held at the University of Melbourne (Australia) in July 2006. The papers selected for this volume share a common theme – that of ‘performance’. Not only do they focus on performance assessments of second or foreign language speaking and writing, but they also focus on the performance of the participants – the candidate (or candidates) and the raters – and the construction of that performance through the tasks and the assessment criteria.
Del 15 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Complexity of Test Washback
An Empirical Study
Häftad, Engelska, 2009
762 kr
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It has long been noted that high-stakes language exams exert a powerful influence on teaching and learning, a phenomenon known as the washback effect (Alderson and Wall, 1993). However, due to the complex nature of the phenomenon, little research has been conducted in the field so far. This book, which is based on empirical research into the washback effect of First Certificate in English (FCE, Cambridge ESOL), discusses and elaborates on the complexity of the phenomenon and accounts for the intervening factors that mediate the process of test washback. The book concludes with the presentation of a model that demonstrates how the mechanism of washback operates and with recommendations to a variety of stakeholders for achieving beneficial washback.
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New Approaches to Assessing Language and (Inter-)Cultural Competences in Higher Education / Nouvelles approches de l’évaluation des compétences langagières et (inter-)culturelles dans l’enseignement supérieur
Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
1 173 kr
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Assessment is omnipresent and multifaceted in contemporary institutions of higher education. This collection provides a sound and revealing overview of language and (inter-)cultural assessment practices in European higher education and beyond (Australia, China and Japan). It addresses mainly the following questions: What sort of assessment is taking place? What purposes does it serve? What representations do teaching staff and learners have of assessing language and (inter-)cultural competences in higher education? The chapters were first presented at the bilingual conference (English and French) Assessing language and (inter-)cultural competences in Higher Education at Turku University (Finland) in 2007.L’évaluation est un phénomène multiforme et omniprésent dans l’enseignement supérieur. Ce volume collectif propose un large éventail d’articles, qui passent en revue les pratiques d’évaluation en didactique des langues dans les systèmes éducatifs européens mais aussi en Australie, en Chine et au Japon. Les auteurs s’interrogent sur les questions suivantes : quels types d’évaluation sont mis en œuvre dans le supérieur ? Dans quels buts ? Quelles représentations les enseignants et les apprenants ont-ils de l’évaluation des compétences langagières et interculturelles ? Les textes qui constituent l’ouvrage ont été présentés au colloque intitulé Evaluation des compétences langagières et (inter-)culturelles dans l’enseignement supérieur, organisé par l’Université de Turku (Finlande) en 2007.
Del 17 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Diagnostic Writing Assessment
The Development and Validation of a Rating Scale
Inbunden, Engelska, 2009
998 kr
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The diagnostic assessment of writing is an important aspect of language testing which has often been neclected in the literature. However, it is an area which poses special challenges to practioners both in the classroom and in large-scale testing situations. This book presents a study which set out to develop and validate a rating scale specifically designed for the diagnostic assessment of writing in an academic English setting. The scale was developed by analysing a large number of writing performances produced by both native speakers of English and learners of English as an additional language. The rating scale was then validated using both quantitative and qualitative methods. The study showed that a detailed data-based rating scale is more valid and more useful for diagnostic purposes than the more commonly used impressionistic rating scale.
Del 16 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Setting Performance Standards in Europe
The Judges’ Contribution to Relating Language Examinations to the Common European Framework of Reference
Inbunden, Engelska, 2009
644 kr
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This publication was awarded the Jacqueline Ross TOEFL Dissertation Award in 2009. Since its publication in 2001, the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) has been the most frequently-cited performance standard in language testing in Europe. To help test providers and users with score interpretation in relation to the CEFR levels, the Council of Europe published the ‘Manual for relating language examinations to the CEFR’. Even though the linking process set out in the Manual is primarily based on judgements by trained participants, judgement-making in this context remains largely unexplored. The research presented in this book addresses this issue by employing quantitative and qualitative methods. Despite the judges’ good understanding of how language ability progresses from lower to higher CEFR levels, it was found that describing test content and examinee performance was not without problems and decision-making was affected by a number of factors that were irrelevant to the judgement task. The results provide a better understanding of judgement-making during the CEFR linking process, which has important implications for examination providers and users of CEFR-aligned test scores.
Del 30 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Co-construction of Conversation in Group Oral Tests
Inbunden, Engelska, 2013
817 kr
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International language tests increasingly use group oral formats in both high- and low-stakes contexts. But how do test-takers with different characteristics interact in such formats? This book explores how test-takers with different extraversion and proficiency levels co-construct spoken interaction in groups. The impact of the two test-taker characteristics was examined across three task types and with two group sizes. Examination of group performances using both statistical and Conversation Analysis tools offered insights into how group conversation is co-constructed. By enhancing our understanding of the group oral test construct, the findings have useful implications for international language test development and enable appropriate choices regarding task type and group size.
Del 18 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Der C-Test: Beitraege aus der aktuellen Forschung / The C-Test: Contributions from Current Research
Inbunden, Engelska, 2010
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C-Tests bestehen aus mehreren kurzen Texten, in denen fehlende Wortteile zu rekonstruieren sind. C-Tests haben hervorragende psychometrische Eigenschaften und werden in einer Vielzahl von Kontexten zur validen und ökonomischen Messung allgemeiner Sprachkompetenz eingesetzt. Dieser Sammelband illustriert den aktuellen Stand der C-Test-Forschung – mit einem Schwerpunkt auf folgenden Aspekten: Validität von C-Tests; Rasch-Modelle für C-Test-Daten; Zuordnung von C-Test-Ergebnissen zum Gemeinsamen europäischen Referenzrahmen für Sprachen.C-Tests consist of several short texts in which the missing parts of words have to be reconstructed. C-Tests have excellent psychometric properties and are used in many contexts as valid and economical tests of general language proficiency. This collection of papers illustrates the state of the art of C-Test research, with a special focus on the following issues: validity of C-Tests; Rasch measurement models for C-Test data; relating C-Test results to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
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While research into aspects of standardised language tests is growing, the area of classroom-based language assessment (CBLA) is still not well-defined and relatively under-researched. Studies investigating CBLA practices within the ESL/EFL school contexts as well as the tertiary level have stressed the need for further research as the picture is not yet complete. The volume aims to address this challenge by presenting a wide scope of research interests that discuss theoretical and practical underpinnings of CBLA. It is also meant to promote the notion of CBLA for a wide membership of the language teaching and testing community covering topics that consider both realities and prospects of CBLA in the assessment world.
Del 21 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Accent and Listening Assessment
A Validation Study of the Use of Speakers with L2 Accents on an Academic English Listening Test
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
686 kr
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Given the linguistically diverse nature of academic institutions in English-speaking contexts, a strong rationale exists for the incorporation of L2 accents of English in academic listening assessment on the grounds of authenticity and construct representation. However large-scale tests have tended to feature only native-speaker varieties in listening test input owing to concerns about the intelligibility of L2 accents, construct validity and acceptability. This book presents a mixed-methods study designed to address these concerns. Versions of the University Test of English as a Second Language (UTESL) featuring Australian English, Japanese and Mandarin Chinese accented speakers were used to explore the potential for a shared-L1 or familiarity advantage, and to investigate test-takers’ attitudes towards L2 accents on a listening test. Implications are drawn for test development and for future research.
Del 24 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Interaction in a Paired Speaking Test
The Rater’s Perspective
Inbunden, Engelska, 2011
537 kr
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Paired speaking tests are increasingly used in both low- and high-stakes second language assessment contexts. Until recently, very little was known about the way in which raters interpret and apply descriptors relating to interactional competence to a performance that is co-constructed. This book presents a study which explores the interactional features of a paired speaking test that were salient to raters and the extent to which raters viewed the performances as separable. The study shows that raters use their own frames of reference to interpret descriptors and that they viewed certain features of the performance as mutual accomplishments. The book takes us ‘beyond scores’, and in doing so, contributes to the growing body of research on paired speaking tests.
Del 28 - Language Testing and Evaluation
International Experiences in Language Testing and Assessment
Selected Papers in Memory of Pavlos Pavlou
Inbunden, Engelska, 2013
776 kr
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This publication is dedicated to the memory of Associate Professor Pavlos Pavlou, a distinguished language testing and assessment researcher, ELT practitioner, sociolinguist and esteemed faculty member at the University of Cyprus. The chapters included in the volume, written by distinguished scholars, researchers and practitioners in the field of language testing and assessment, are papers selected from presentations made at the 1st International Conference of Language Testing and Assessment (ICLTA), which was dedicated to Pavlos’ memory. The conference was hosted at the University of Cyprus, Nicosia (3-5 June, 2011; http://www.iclta2011.com/cms/).
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Collaboration in Language Testing and Assessment
Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
623 kr
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The Guidelines for Good Practice of the European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA) stress the importance of collaboration between all parties involved in the process of developing instruments, activities and programmes for testing and assessment. Collaboration is considered to be as important as validity and reliability, providing a crucial prerequisite for responsibility and respect for students. The papers, covering a range of topics that consider both realities and prospects of collaboration, were originally presented at EALTA conferences from 2008 to 2010.
Del 29 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Assessment Issues in Language Translation and Interpreting
Inbunden, Engelska, 2013
603 kr
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The need for reliable and valid assessments of translator and interpreter skills has been widely acknowledged inside and outside these professions and the (language) testing community. Despite this agreement, the actual assessments which serve as gatekeepers for professional translators and interpreters do not always live up to the expectations. The focus of the volume is on the assessment of translator and interpreter skills leading to authorization, accreditation, registration and certification in different countries of the world. Apart from the description of the different assessment systems, the chapters shed light on the intricate social, political and financial issues influencing the choices that lead to a specific kind of assessment.
Del 27 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Classroom-Based Assessment in the School Foreign Language Classroom
Inbunden, Engelska, 2012
564 kr
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Black and Wiliam’s (1998) influential article Inside the Black Box prompted an increasing interest in assessment processes within the classroom. However, to date most of this research has been done in general and science education. This book reports on a detailed ethnographic study of Indonesian as a Foreign Language classrooms at two consecutive levels of schooling in Australia. Using the broadest possible definition of classroom-based assessment (CBA) and a grounded approach to analysis, data were used to develop a comprehensive framework for analysing CBA. This framework was then used to describe and compare assessment practices in the respective classrooms. The results demonstrate, inter alia, that how assessment was conducted was as important as what was assessed in these classrooms.
Del 32 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Language Proficiency Testing for Chinese as a Foreign Language
An Argument-Based Approach for Validating the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK)
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
994 kr
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How did the (old) Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi (HSK) assess the Chinese proficiency of non-native speakers of Chinese? What inferences can be derived from HSK test taker scores, especially from Western test takers? How difficult is it to learn Chinese according to the HSK? Thirty years of research have been synthesized into an argument-based approach for validating the most widespread test for Chinese as a foreign language. In addition, the author has analyzed the scores of a sample of over 250 German test takers in order to investigate how many hours German natives needed on average to study for reaching a specific HSK level. This work also extensively discusses validation theory for psychological testing, and it demonstrates how to put an argument-based approach to validation into practice.
Del 31 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Assessing Intercultural Language Learning
The Dependence of Receptive Sociopragmatic Competence and Discourse Competence on Learning Opportunities and Input
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
698 kr
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Although Intercultural Communicative Competence (ICC) has become a key objective in foreign language (FL) education, curricula offer little in how language teachers can promote ICC through language instruction. This book responds to the challenge of how intercultural language learning can be accounted for more profoundly in FL teaching. By means of innovative intercultural assessments, the author investigates the development of three language competences central to ICC in relation to learning opportunities as experienced by German learners of English. Audiovisual media were found to be a major input factor in the development of intercultural language abilities. The book ends with a discussion of how audiovisual media can be implemented in secondary and tertiary FL and teacher education.
Del 33 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Die Validitaet Der Skalen Des Gemeinsamen Europaeischen Referenzrahmens Fuer Sprachen
Eine Empirische Untersuchung Der Fluessigkeits- Und Wortschatzskalen Des Gers Am Beispiel Des Italienischen Und Des Deutschen
Inbunden, Tyska, 2014
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Del 35 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Testing ESL Sociopragmatics
Development and Validation of a Web-based Test Battery
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
611 kr
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Testing of second language pragmatics has grown as a research area but still suffers from a tension between construct coverage and practicality. In this book, the authors describe the development and validation of a web-based test of second language pragmatics for learners of English. The test has a sociopragmatic orientation and strives for a broad coverage of the construct by assessing learners’ metapragmatic judgments as well as their ability to co-construct discourse. To ensure practicality, the test is delivered online and is scored partially automatically and partially by human raters. We used the argument-based approach to validation, which showed that the test can support low-stakes decisions about learners’ knowledge of sociopragmatics in English.
Del 34 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Der C-Test: Aktuelle Tendenzen / The C-Test: Current Trends
Aktuelle Tendenzen / Current Trends
Inbunden, Engelska, 2014
933 kr
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C-Tests bestehen aus mehreren kurzen Texten, in denen fehlende Wortteile zu rekonstruieren sind. Sie haben hervorragende psychometrische Eigenschaften und werden in einer Vielzahl von Kontexten zur ökonomischen Messung von (allgemeiner) Sprachkompetenz eingesetzt. Dieser Band illustriert den aktuellen Stand der C-Test-Forschung. Der Fokus liegt auf Augenscheingültigkeit und Washback von C-Tests; C-Test-Leistung und Intelligenz; C-Tests als Screening-Instrumente für TestDaF und SIMTEST; ROC-Analysen zur Zuordnung von C-Test-Ergebnissen zu den Kompetenzstufen des GER; Verwendung von C-Tests im Unterricht. Eine Besonderheit des Bandes ist die umfassende C-Test-Bibliographie des Herausgebers.C-Tests consist of several short texts in which the missing parts of words have to be reconstructed. C-Tests have excellent psychometric properties and are used in many contexts as economical tests of language proficiency. This collection of papers illustrates the state of the art of C-Test research. It focuses on face validity and washback of C-Tests, C-Test performance and intelligence, C-Tests as screening devices for TestDaF and SIMTEST, ROC analyses for relating C-Test scores to the CEFR as well as use of C-tests in the classroom. A special feature of the volume is the editor’s comprehensive C-Test bibliography.
Del 22 - Language Testing and Evaluation
Introduction to Many-Facet Rasch Measurement
Analyzing and Evaluating Rater-Mediated Assessments. 2nd Revised and Updated Edition
Inbunden, Engelska, 2015
719 kr
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Since the early days of performance assessment, human ratings have been subject to various forms of error and bias. Expert raters often come up with different ratings for the very same performance and it seems that assessment outcomes largely depend upon which raters happen to assign the rating. This book provides an introduction to many-facet Rasch measurement (MFRM), a psychometric approach that establishes a coherent framework for drawing reliable, valid, and fair inferences from rater-mediated assessments, thus answering the problem of fallible human ratings. Revised and updated throughout, the Second Edition includes a stronger focus on the Facets computer program, emphasizing the pivotal role that MFRM plays for validating the interpretations and uses of assessment outcomes.